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Thursday, April 10, 2014

No Knead - Cheese Bread

Whats better ??? Store bought bread or home made ??? Yup ..Home Made Breads are always better . I love to bake my own bread loaf . For a newbie baker , these kinds of No Knead Breads are advisable . This type of bread is easy to make , less work involved and more over they are delicious like every other bread. But one thing you should remember before baking this bread is , this is not a instant bread . If you have planned it to bake it today . You should mix all the ingredients a day ahead and allow it to proof for 18- 24 hours. Do not worry about the dough turning to sourdough ( It doesn't actually turn to sourdough). This bread is really delicious and its so good as sides for soup.

Ingredients :

All Purpose Flour - 1 1/2 Cup + More to Knead and dusting

Warm Water - 3/4 Cup

Yeast - 1/4 TSP

Salt - 1/2 TSP

Cheese - 1/2 Cup - I used mozzarella you can use any kinds of cheese.

These kinds of no -knead breads are really easy to work with .

Instructions:

- In a large bowl combine All Purpose Flour ,Salt and Yeast . ( Try to use a bowl which has lid on it , so it will be easy to cover the dough and leave till the next day ).

- Pour in the warm water and mix it with a wooden spoon , make sure the flour is well combined and no lumps in the dough .

- Cover it with the lid , Leave it in the room temperature for 18- 24 hours.

- Place the dough in the flour dusted working surface . Knead it for 2 minutes .

- Fold the cheese in to the dough . Place it in the Baking tray . Cover it with the wet damp cloth .

- Allow it to raise for an hour .

- Pre - heat the oven at 400 F. Place a small bowl with some water in the corner of the oven .**

- Bake the bread covered for 30 minutes . Uncover and bake it for another 15 - 20 minutes at 300F.

**Notes**

- It is a must that the dough should be on the room temperature for 18- 24 hours .

- Placing some water into the oven when baking , moisture from water , releases the steam that makes the bread / cake to have softer crust .

- When you place the dough on the baking tray ,make sure to dust some flour and place it .